Reduce and Surround

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Reduce verb - To bring to a lower grade or rank.

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Surround and reduce are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surround" instead a verb "Reduce".

Nearby Words: reduced, reduction, reducing, reducible

Surround verb - To form a circle around.

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Reduce and surround are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Reduce" instead a verb "Surround".

Nearby Words: surrounded, surrounding

body	reduce body	surround body
head	reduce head	surround head
planet	reduce planet	surround planet
target	reduce target	surround target
Other words: city, opponent, player, enemy, powers, enemies.

It's fairly easy to surround your entrance with a ridiculous number of traps and reduce invading enemies to Ludicrous Gibs before they ever get near the front doors, and it's rare to find a player who'll start a fortress anywhere that doesn't have magma.

Source: Complacent Gaming Syndrome / Video Games

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